Support for portable hand-pumps



Patented lan. |0,' I899.

.1. mm. SUPPORT FOR PORTABLE HAND PUMPS.

(Application filed June 28, 1898.)

(No Model.)

nimum UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB RIEG, OF VVILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA.

SUPPORT FOR PORTABLE HAND-PUMPS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 617,358, dated January10, 1899.

Application filed June 28, 1898- To a whom zit may concern.-

Be it known that'I, JACOB RIEG, a citizen of the United States,residingat Wilkes-Barre,

. in the county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Supports for PortableHand-Pumps,of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a support for portablehand-pumps, such as those used by plumbers for forcing obstructions frompipes, which may be readily assembled for use or taken apart fortransportation or storage.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 isa perspective view of my improved support, showing the pump attached.Fig. 2 is an end view of the support, the pump being removed. Fig. 3 isa top perspective view of the base of the support, showing the hingedsupporting-legs laid flat thereon in position for being transported orstored; and Fig. 4 shows in perspective the under side of thebridge-piece,which supports the pump and the upper part of thepumpbarrel.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the barrel of a force pump havingthe usual strainer 2 at the bottom and an outlet 3 near the top arrangedto connect with an ordinary hose-coupling. The pump-barrel is providednear its upper end with a lug 4, having a per foration 5 boredvertically through it, and it is held by a bridge-piece 6, extendingoverthe top of the barrel and having-in its lower side a socket 7,formed to fit closely over the end of the barrel and the lug 4. Thebridgepiece has a circular opening 8, which registers with the bore ofthe pump-barrel, and a perforation 9, which registers with theperforation 5 in the lug. As illustrated in the accompanying drawings,the pump-barrel is secured to the bridge-piece by means of a standard10, having a reduced screw-threaded end 11, which passes through theopenings 9 and 5 and is provided with a nut 12, by means of which thebridge-piece and the pump-barrel may be drawn tightly together, no otherfastening being required. A handle 13 is pivoted to the upper end of thestandard 10, and the pump-rod 14: is pivotally secured to the Serial No.68%66 8. (No model.)

handle, as shown in the drawings. The ends 15 of the bridge-piece are,as shown, provided with longitudinal slots 16, adapted to receive studs17, which project from the cross-pieces 23 of a pair of braces 18, whichare hinged to the base 19 at points 20 and 21 asuitable distance apart.Each of the braces 18, as shown, consists of a pair of supporting legsor rods having screw-threaded ends 22, which pass through the ends ofthe cross-piece 23, the latter being secured thereon by nuts 24,arranged on either side of the cross-piece. The studs 17 are rigidlysecured to the parts 23 midway of their lengths, and the centralportions of the cross-pieces form bearing-surfaces for the ends of thebridge-piece 6. The ends of the cross-pieces are bent slightly upward,and the rods 18 diverge toward the base to give lateral support. Thestuds 17are provided with washers 25 and wing-nuts 26, by means of whichthe bridge-piece may be securely clamped to the cross-pieces 23. To moresecurely hold the bridge-piece 6 in place, transverse grooves 27 areformed near the ends of the bridge-piece, and the washers 25 areprovided with projections 28 upon their lower sides, adapted to fitwithin the grooves 27.

As shown in the drawings, the braces 18 aresecured to the base 19 at thepoints 20 and 21 by means of screw-eyes; but any other suitable hingemay be employed. The support is arranged near oneend of the base, sothat when the pump is removed both braces may be laid fiat against thebase, as illustrated in Fig. 3. The bucket 29, which contains the Waterto be forced out by the pump, is shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1. It maybe secured against lateral displacement by stops or buttons 30, pivotedor permanently secured to the base.

It will be seen that by operating the wingnuts 26 the bridge-piece maybe readily disconnected from the braces and that by removing the nut 12and disconnecting the rod 14 the bridge-piece may be removed from thepump, if need be, for convenience in transportation or storage, and itwill be evident that it can be as readily placed again in operativeposition.

It is evident that when the pump-barrel is made long enough to reach thebottom of the bucket it will not be necessary to bolt the partstogether, as the barrel, fitting within the socket in the bridge-piece,will be held securely in place when the clamps are tightened.

Having described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

1. The combination with a pump-barrel and a bridge-piece extendingacross said barrel, of a base, a pair of braces hinged to said base, andclamps upon the free ends of said braces adapted to engage the ends ofthe bridgepiece, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a pump and a bridge-piece having slotted ends,of a base, a pair of braces hinged to said base and a clamp upon thefree end of each brace, each of said clamps consisting of abearing-piece having a threaded stud adapted to pass through the slotsin the bridge-piece, and a nut upon said stud, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination with a pump and a bridge-piece to which said pump isattached, of a base and a pair of braces attached to said base, eachbrace consisting of a pair of supporting-legs hinged to the base ateither side of the bridge-piece and united at their free ends by across-piece, a threaded stud upon said cross-piece, and a nut upon thestud, substantially as described.

4. In a pump-support,the combination with a bridge-piece havinglongitudinally-slotted ends and transverse grooves extending across saidends, of a base and a pair of braces hinged to said base, said braceshaving bearin g portions upon which the ends of the bridgepiece rest,threaded nuts projecting from said bearing portions and adapted toextend through the slots in the bridge-piece, and nuts and washers uponsaid studs, said washers having projections adapted to engage thegrooves in the bridge-piece, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a pump-barrel hav ing a lug near its upper end,of a bridge-piece having a socket adapted to fit over said lug andpump-barrel, a bolt or standard extending through said bridge-piece andlug, and hinged braces having clamps adapted to engage the ends of thebridge-piece, substantially as described.

I11 testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

JACOB RIEG.

\Vitnesses:

CARL S. BAUER, BYRON SHAW.

